Bachelor of Science in Aviation Meteorology–Flight

The aviation meteorology with flight major prepares the student for a career as a professional pilot with a strong meteorological and physical science background. Graduates will achieve at least commercial pilot, instrument, multiengine ratings. A student completing the program also meets the requirements of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management for employment by the federal government as a meteorologist. Students are afforded significant flexibility in career choices on graduation.

Freshman Year

FALL

CREDITS

ASC 1000

University Experience

1

AVF 1001

Flight 1

2

AVS 1201

Aviation Meteorology

3

AVT 1001

Aeronautics 1

3

COM 1101

Composition and Rhetoric

3

MTH 1001

Calculus 1

4

16

Private Pilot Written Exam

SPRING

CREDITS

AVF 1002

Flight 2

2

AVT 1002

Aeronautics 2

3

COM 1102

Writing About Literature

3

MTH 1002

Calculus 2

4

PHY 1001

Physics 1

4

PHY 2091

Physics Lab 1

1

17

Private Pilot Flight Test

Sophomore Year

FALL

CREDITS

AVF 2001

Flight 3

2

AVT 2001

Aeronautics 3

3

CSE 1503

Software Development with FORTRAN (CL)

3

MTH 2001

Calculus 3

4

PHY 2002

Physics 2

4

PHY 2092

Physics Lab 2

1

17

Instrument Rating Written Examination

Instrument Rating Flight Test

SPRING

CREDITS

AVS 1202

Introduction to Aviation Physiology

1

AVS 2102

Aerodynamics

3

COM 2012

Research Sources and Systems

1

HUM 2051

Civilization 1

3

MTH 2201

Differential Equations/Linear Algebra

4

OCN 2407

Meteorology

3

15

Junior Year

FALL

CREDITS

AVF 2102

Flight 4 Comercial Pilot-Airplane Multiengine Land

2

AVT 2002

Aeronautics 4

3

MET 3401

Synoptic Meteorology 1

3

MTH 2401

Probability and Statistics

3

OCN 3430

Fundamentals of Geophysical Fluids

3

PHY 3060

Thermodynamics, Kinetic Theory and Statistical Mechanics

4

18

Commercial Pilot Written Examination

Multiengine Commercial Pilot Flight Test

SPRING

CREDITS

AVS 3201

Aviation Meteorology 2 (Q)

3

COM 2223

Scientific and Technical Communication

3

MET 3402

Synoptic Meteorology 2

3

Humanities Core Course*

3

12

Senior Year

FALL

CREDITS

AVT 4201

Advanced Aircraft Systems

3

AVT 4301

Aviation Safety

3

MET 4233

Remote Sensing for Meteorology

3

MET 4305

Atmospheric Dynamics 1

3

Humanities Elective

3

15

SPRING

CREDITS

AVM 4302

Aviation Law

3

AVT 4202

Advanced Aircraft Operations

3

MET 4306

Atmospheric Dynamics 2

3

SPS 4030

Physics of the Atmosphere

3

Restricted Elective (4xxx Aviation) (Q)

3

Social Science Elective

3

18

TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED 128

*Humanities Core Courses

HUM 2052

Civilization 2: Renaissance Through Modern

HUM 2142

World Art History 2: Early Modern to Post-Colonial

HUM 2212

British and American Literature 1

HUM 2213

British and American Literature 2

HUM 2331

American History: Pre-Columbian to Civil War Era

HUM 2332

American History: From Reconstruction to the Present

Not all humanities core courses are offered online or every term; check the current schedule of classes for humanities core options.

Air Traffic Control Program

The college offers an air traffic control (ATC) specialization in conjunction with any of its seven bachelor's degrees. The ATC specialization meets the requirements of the FAA's Air Traffic–Collegiate Training Initiative (AT–CTI) program and is FAA-approved.

This program provides graduates with in-depth knowledge of ATC and the aviation industry to ensure graduates possess the requisite knowledge, skills and abilities to succeed in testing and training, and as air traffic controllers.

While no AT–CTI program graduates are guaranteed employment, the FAA considers these graduates to be a valuable hiring source for air traffic control specialist positions nationwide. On successful completion of this program and recommendation from the dean, graduates are further required by the FAA to achieve a passing score on the FAA-administered Air Traffic Selection and Training (AT–SAT) test battery, attend the FAA academy (bypassing the first five weeks) and successfully complete the on-site initial qualification training.

Curriculum

To successfully complete this program in conjunction with a bachelor's degree from the College of Aeronautics, the following seven named courses (21 credit hours) must be completed either as required courses within a degree, as electives or as a combination of both.

AVS 1201

Aviation Meteorology

3

AVS 2101

Aerodynamics

3

AVT 1001

Aeronautics 1

3

AVT 4301

Aviation Safety

3

AVT 2201

National Airspace Systems

3

AVT 3201

Air Traffic Control 1

3

AVT 4302

Air Traffic Control 2

3

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